MTL - Cataclysm King

  Chapter 19 [Ace - Gray Joker]

   After several breaths of gunfire, Chu Jiu recovered from the shock of falling from the clouds.

   She has never had such an exciting experience.

  At this moment, she seemed to see a clown walking on a tightrope in her eyes. Not only did he have no fear, but he grinned at the **** of death in the abyss, full of mockery.

   This guy played with death!

   Go crazy.

  No matter how calm the ninth day of the ninth day was, he couldn't hold back the excitement and curiosity in his heart at this moment, and asked very quickly: "You, you, you already knew that there was something wrong with this gun?"

  She saw two people die under this gun with her own eyes, but the one in their cage is the only one with problems?

  Ji Xun smiled and shook his head, denying the statement: "No. The gun is fine."

  Chu Jiu also felt that it shouldn't be a problem with the gun, "Then...why can you shoot six shots?"

   "The rules of the game are that you can only shoot one shot at others, but it didn't say that you can only shoot one shot at yourself."

  The corners of Ji Xun's mouth raised slightly, as if he was still immersed in the thrilling aftertaste of the roulette game.

   "And as I said before, the factors that control the level are not just the rules of space itself."

   As he spoke, he took a meaningful look at the iron spike above his head.

  Time has passed, but the iron thorns have not fallen.

   It also means that they have passed the customs.

   Both of them passed the level alive.

  He also passed the level in a way that the other two cage players did not choose.

   In a blink of an eye, he glanced at Chu Jiu's eyes full of curiosity, Ji Xun turned his face to look at the mechanical clown who was standing on the spot, and asked meaningfully: "Is that right, Your Excellency the Clown?"

  But the clown didn't respond. He watched quietly, but it seemed that the smile on his face was getting weirder and weirder.

   At this moment, Chu Jiu had infinite question marks, just wanting to know what happened.

   Having a good impression of his teammate, Ji Xun is naturally not stingy with words.

   Now clear the level, he has seen everything clearly.

  He talked eloquently: "If it's just a simple roulette killing game, how boring it would be. It will appear that the layout is not good. How can such an exquisite layout set such an ordinary ending."

  “.”

  Jujiu heard this and agreed.

   This different-dimensional space is the most exquisite different-dimensional space she has ever experienced.

  If the last level is just killing people and you can get out, it seems that the grade will drop immediately, and it is not worthy of the brilliant layout before.

   This is what the guy opposite said before.

  But, how did he know the problem with this gun?

  Ji Xun smiled mysteriously, and slowly revealed the truth: "Do you still remember that sentence, "When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes at you"? This is actually an obvious enough reminder that when you stare at the evil of human nature, the evil will in turn stare at your heart and see your truest self. "

   Chujiu suddenly said: "You mean that card?"

  She suddenly realized that they had killed the [Shadow Demon] before, and a card was revealed.

  They all guessed that this was the clue for the last level.

   Now it works!

   Huh. No, it’s useless!

   What do these two inexplicable words have to do with customs clearance?

   This guy shot himself in the head six times!

  He must have discovered something else before he dared to bet like this.

Ji Xun explained: "When I entered the mirror room before, I had a rough guess. So when I entered the iron cage and saw the layout, I guessed some more. After listening to the rules of the roulette game, I completely guessed the layout of the person. idea."

   As he spoke, he grinned, his eyes gleaming with enthusiasm: "So this final level, what I really want to test, has never been roulette luck. Nothing is more profound than the test of human nature."

  Ninth day: "."

  I heard all these words, but I didn't think she understood.

  She didn't say anything, or it would make her feel stupid.

After pausing for a moment, Ji Xun continued: "The essence of the different-dimensional space is to pass the test and get rewards. The purpose of the level is to select some people who meet the designer's directional characteristics, so that they can pass the level and get the final reward. From the previous [Broken Wall], [Witch], [Gambling Dog], [Shadow Demon], and the current clown game. In the end, you will find that those who pass must have the following qualities: desire restraint, courage, wisdom, firmness Faith, and maybe kindness. Of course, this space is special because it also tests some special things, such as: gambler mentality, cunning, madness, paranoia. Only adventurers who meet all the above qualities can be finally recognized .”

  Paused, he continued: "And another sentence: "Before dawn comes, there must always be someone to illuminate the darkness." The designer gave a final reminder that the person who screens the space is the person who can make people see the light in the endless darkness. So from the very beginning, the moment anyone aimed his gun at his companion, he was already out of the game. Teammates cannot die, so there is actually only one choice left.”

   Shoot yourself!

  On the ninth day of the ninth day, I realized the deep meaning of the two sentences.

   So, this guy just shot himself six times!

  There must be some other factors in it. She didn't think about it for a while, but thought of something else, and wanted to ask: "Before that"

  Ji Xun didn't wait for her to finish, and said directly: "You want to ask the old servant who shot himself a few times before, whether he can pass?"

He asked himself and answered: "No, it's impossible. He can get out alive, but he didn't clear the level. The greatest respect for the layout is to clear its game according to the rules of the game. We have walked along the way, although we skipped some small But it doesn’t matter. And the two masters and servants appeared here directly, obviously took a shortcut. They should have some special information in their hands. It was brought in from the outside, not discovered by themselves in the space. No With those qualities, he will not be able to get the final reward anyway."

   It’s okay to play the game card BUG to clear the level, but you will lose some necessary clues and game experience.

   Can get some customs clearance rewards, but not all.

   This is inevitable.

  “.”

  On the ninth day of the ninth day, I thought about it.

Ji Xun also admitted: "That guy is actually very smart, and he obviously realized it, so he didn't take the gun until the last moment. But even if he guessed it, he didn't dare to bet. Die If it’s gone, it’s really gone. Anyone who is him may hesitate. After all, rights and status are also a kind of shackles in some respects, which will make people lose the heart of adventure. This is destined, Nothing to do with wisdom."

  Listening to Ji Xun sorting out and explaining all the plots of the levels, Chu Jiu felt that the mixed thoughts in his mind became clear.

  However, how can a normal person shoot himself six times based on these two clues?

  Chu Jiu couldn't help asking: "All this is your speculation, what if you made a wrong bet just now?"

   "If you lose the bet, you will die."

   Ji Xun responded lightly.

  The tone was calm, as if he was not talking about his own life or death.

   Immediately, the face under the gas mask cracked a bright smile.

  He and the mechanical clown looked at each other, as if seeing himself in the mirror.

   After a pause, Ji Xun said again in a deep voice: "For me, the outcome of this kind of gambling is more attractive than death."

  These exquisite levels let him experience the long-lost, morbid, extreme pleasure of reaching intracranial climax!

  “.”

  Have seen it twice, Chu Jiu is used to it, she knows that this guy seems to have fallen into that conceited and crazy state again.

   "The same is true for it."

As if aware of someone looking over in the darkness, Ji Xun said again: "I bet wrong, I died! But it lost! If I didn't die, we didn't win! It won't let itself lose !"

  The ninth day is unknown, so: "It?"

  Ji Xun smiled brightly: "That's right. Another description is the designer of the space? Or the will of the space? The big boss of the final level? Anyway, that's what it means."

  Ji Xun asked again: "Do you know why I say this now?"

  Chu Jiu wanted to say: Didn’t you tell me?

   But she immediately understood what was meant, and asked, "Why?"

  Ji Xun smiled slightly: "Because that guy has been spying in the shadows."

  Chu Jiu was slightly startled, and looked around: "But... you say it like this, will it be okay?"

Ji Xun shook his head: "This is for it to listen to. Solving a perfect puzzle is a pleasant experience. As a level designer, some people praise his level and can understand the subtlety of those designs. This is a hundred times more fulfilling than killing and playing with players who don't experience the thrill of the level at all."

  The ninth day of the ninth day is full of black lines in the head, and the heart automatically checks in: How do you feel that the idiot player you mentioned is me?

   paused.

  Ji Xun looked at the weird mechanical clown again, and asked for the second time: "Really, Mr. Clown?"

   This time, the clown responded, "Yes, adventurer."

  Its already exaggerated mouth raised a smile that seemed to separate the whole face, and said again: "Congratulations, you have completed the test."

  Ji Xun also seemed to have met his opponent, and responded: "Thank you. It was a very pleasant experience."

  The iron cage slowly opened.

  The clown smiled slightly.

   Laughing, that smile gradually froze.

  The already colorful paint color quickly dimmed, as if a person lost his life at the end of his life, suddenly faded away.

  The mission of the mechanical clown ends here.

  At the last moment, it uttered the second sentence on the card: "Before the dawn comes, someone must light up the darkness."

  It seemed to hear a whisper from ancient times.

  Ji Xun listened silently and thought about it seriously.

  He stared at the dead mechanical clown for a long time.

   At this time, enlightenment reappears.

   "You heard the description of darkness in the whisper from the abyss, and you touched the 'miracle'."

  Ji Xun was thoughtful, looking at the plain black card he got before.

   At this time, it has changed.

  It turned out that the catastrophe recorded in the file was already in his hands.

   This is a gray playing card.

  【Ace-Grey Joker】

   Quality: Epic

  Category: Demon Mark

  Extraordinary entries:

  1. Trickster: Comprehension +10, photographic memory, cognition cannot be erased and tampered by any external force below the level of card rules, and the probability of interpreting the whispers of demons;

2. Doom gambler: The clown's life seems to be cursed by fate, always plagued by bad luck, he will grow up in desperation and pain, like a knife dancer, find the meaning of existence in the pursuit of excitement, the more crazy the desperation , the luckier you get.

  3. Universal card: the body has unlimited storage, all element tolerance can grow, the fusion person is not restricted by sequence, and can use any professional card to advance;

  4. Devil's Feast: You can learn extraordinary characteristics from corpses;

  Comment: The Joker card is also the most special card in poker. It is an ace card and a universal card. The clown satirizes the hypocrisy of the gods, the incompetence of the **** of death, and also satirizes the greed and cowardice of human nature. He walks alone in the shadows, spying on the whole world. This is a card that is famous in history, but hidden in the dust of history. It is one of the legendary fifty-four demon source cards, pointing to an indescribable high-ranking demon. The fusion fit is 97%, and the probability of fusion of the demon mark distortion is not greater than 5%;

   There is also a line of hand-painted handwriting written on the bottom of the card. He obviously doesn't know that kind of writing, but Ji Xun understands it: Is this the devil's slavery contract? No, on the contrary, this is the mark of conquest for the card master to control the power of demons—signature M

  PS. Demon Mark quality division: Whiteboard, Black Iron, Silver, Gold, Legendary, Epic.

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